January 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Monthly Meeting of the KFCS Board of Education

Description:  The board welcomes you to its monthly meeting.  Public input is welcome and encouraged during the Public Comment segment of this meeting. 

All those wishing to address the board have previously submitted their comments electronically or have submitted a  Request to Speak form prior to the start of this meeting.  Only those items on the agenda may be addressed during public comment.  Three (3) minutes is allotted for each individual speaker, with a total of fifteen (15) total minutes for this segment of the agenda.  

David Hays:

City: Klamath Falls
State: OR
Zip Code: 97601
Topic:  Roosevelt Elementary

I'm extremely concerned with this year's class sizes at Roosevelt and the quality of education being provided as a result, and I think it was folly to allow such a high number of transfers from other schools. Because Roosevelt is well regarded as a school, I assume this is a strategy to provide a better education for transfer students coming from under-performing schools. However, now that classes are overflowing at Roosevelt and teachers are taxed to their limits with classroom management, nobody is getting a good education - a lose-lose situation. The quality of my child's education this year, in a class of nearly 30 students, has plummeted. This is the first year he's hold me he "hates school," and his teacher seems overwhelmed (though I hold them in the highest regard).

Instead of harming Roosevelt in an effort to help others in a round-about, indirect "Hail Mary" of transfer students, I recommend focusing on directly helping struggling schools: Work to reduce class sizes, increase the capacity and effectiveness of behavioral programs, and direct financial resources away from expensive district office personnel to school staff with direct student contact; invest in modular buildings if you need more space; work with KCC to expand their paraeducator program to recruit more assistants in classrooms during their teaching practicum and retain them after graduation... There's a lot of other alternatives to pursue.

I understand your work is challenging (made more difficult with the current paradigm of two school systems operating in a small community that would benefit from the efficiencies of a single, unified system, though that's a discussion for another time). But crippling the teachers and students at a higher-performing school to try and band-aid problems at others isn't a wining solution for anyone.

Description:  January Board Recognition
 

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Conger- AgWest Farm Credit provided food boxes to 12 Conger families this past month through their winter break Food Box Program to support families over the holidays.  Winter boxes provided families with staples such as canned soups & stews, boxed meals, instant noodles, PB&J supplies, granola bars, fruit snacks and other non-perishable foods.

Linkville Kiwanis & Santa brought gifts and holiday snacks for the annual holiday party in our GOALS classroom.

Bernidine Wood, Stephanie Pickern and Sharon Miller brought the gift of joy and warmth through beautiful hand-knitted hats to 4 classrooms at Conger.  

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BACKGROUND

Description:  This would allow Crosspoint athletes to participate in KU athletic programs that Crosspoint does not currently offer.

Superintendent signature page - https://www.osaa.org/forms/coop-application/787/add-signature?f=CfSTEcugxUvs&c=4NMTZI2F3c1J&s=116

Cooperative sponsorship, p. 69 - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.osaa.org/docs/handbooks/osaahandbook.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiB2p6Em8CDAxXIM0QIHU9ND38QFnoECDMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2oTjzRTcssGYtbYgk3bQ9K

Description:  New Policies:
EHB- Cybersecurity
Summary- Cybersecurity is an increasing issue in schools across the country. To help districts establish norms and procedures, a new optional policy.

 

Description:  IGAI- Human Sexuality, AIDS/HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Education approved on 12-11-23, added line 19.

JHC- Student Health Services and Requirements

A new proposed language has been added to board policy JHC - Student Health Services, which refers to existing rules related to school nursing services and responsibilities.

KBA- Public Records Request
KBA-AR Public Records Request

Updated to better align policy and administrative regulation language with statute and revise language to reflect current terms and practices.
To help with public record responses, access Oregon Attorney General’s available information and consult counsel.